Month: April 2018

Get ready for a free trial of PlayerUnknown’s Battlgrounds (PUBG) during Xbox Live Gold’s Free Play Days, beginning Thursday, April 19 at 12:01 a.m. PDT to Sunday, April 22 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Once the event begins, download the game by clicking on the Gold Member feature area on the Xbox Live home dashboard, or search for the game on the Microsoft Store via the Xbox Dashboard. Developed by PUBG Corp, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is the multi-award winning battle royale experience that drops players into a competitive survival battle where you’ll engage in a heart-racing fight to be the last player left alive…. Continue reading Drop in to PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds During Free Play Days Weekend, April 19-22→

Today we’re excited to announce even more additions coming to the Xbox One Backward Compatibility catalog this month, including 19 new Original Xbox games and six Xbox 360 games with Xbox One X Enhancements. Starting today, fans can play Sonic Generations for the first time on the Xbox One family of devices alongside other Xbox 360 favorites that will receive Xbox One X Enhanced updates such as Darksiders, Gears of War 2, Portal 2, Red Dead Redemption, and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Later this month, we’ll release two batches of Original Xbox games – the first on April 17… Continue reading More Original Xbox Games Coming to Xbox One Backward Compatibility→

Excel for Mac 2016 version 16.9.0 has been live since Jan 2018 and there have been several updates after that. The version 16 release is powered by the Office Code convergence. It’s built from the same codebase as Excel for Windows, while also being in… Continue reading Experience the newest set of features and fast performance in Excel for Mac Version 16→

Hello Windows Insiders! Today we are pleased to release a new build of the Windows Server vNext Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release that contains both the Desktop Experience as well as Server Core in all 18 server languages, as well as a new build of the next Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel release. Please also refer […] Continue reading Announcing Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview Build 17639→

Extinction is launching today and we’re extremely excited for people to get their hands on a video game that gives players a true experience of going toe-to-toe against enemies of tremendous scale: the Ravenii. Ravenii are a monster race only previously mentioned before in fairytales, legends passed on throughout generations. No one really believed they were still in existence…until now. These bloodthirsty beasts were once close to ending mankind, and only a specialized group of warriors known as Sentinels could hold them back. Unfortunately, the Sentinels, much like the Ravenii, are a rare breed that has long been absent in… Continue reading 5 Tips and Tricks to Saving Humanity in Extinction→

Kevin will be joined by Tara Raj to discuss the latest improvements for Web and Backend Developers in the next Windows 10 update. Tara and Kevin will discuss Windows Subsystem for Linux, Native Command Line tools you have been asking for and Virtualiza… Continue reading Kevin Gallo April 2018 | Windows Community Standup→

The Xbox Insider Hub on PC has a few unique issues that don’t occur on Xbox One, and we’ve put together these FAQs to help! We’ll continue to provide updates if the Xbox Insider Hub app on PC changes or new issues surface. I’m unable to install or use the Xbox Insider Hub on PC—how do I fix this? In order to install or use the Xbox Insider Hub on Windows 10, your PC must be on Windows 10 OS Build 14393.0 or greater. You can check the current Windows 10 OS Build on your PC by navigating to Settings… Continue reading Xbox Insider Hub PC Troubleshooting→

The Microsoft Store Spring Add-on sale starts today, April 10, so save big on Xbox and PC game add-ons! Freshen up your gaming options and take advantage of savings on add-ons and season passes for select Xbox and PC games. Save up to 65% on Xbox game add-ons The Spring Add-on is the perfect time to upgrade your games with over 240 deals on popular Xbox One and Xbox 360 game digital add-ons. Save on Xbox One season passes for Assassin’s Creed Origins, Call of Duty: WWII, Shadow of War, Witcher 3, and more. Discover savings on an array of… Continue reading Save Big on Xbox and PC Game Add-ons→